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Post by SniperGuy on Oct 5, 2004 16:35:00 GMT -5
Hi there guys. I'm about 200 and looking to drop some weight. I got DDR Extreme with the bundled pad (nice pad too) and have been playing with it, but was wondering what I should be aiming for in daily calorie droppage. Anyone have suggestions?
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Post by SSC on Oct 5, 2004 19:44:15 GMT -5
Well that kind of depends on your diet.
I usually strive for 1,000 - 2,000 cals a day. Atleast.
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Post by abrannan on Oct 6, 2004 7:06:05 GMT -5
My advice? Ignore calories. Play to get your heart rate up to 70% or so of maximum (Usually about 23 beates in a 10 second count), and keep it there for 30-45 minutes per day, 6 days a week. Do that and the calories will take care of themselves.
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Post by mmorjon on Oct 10, 2004 14:00:45 GMT -5
Ill have to agree with abrannan on this one. I started playing regularly about 3 weeks ago and I've already lost 11 pounds. I will just go out into the living room and play for about an hour, then sit and rest til I feel ready to do it again. I also noticed that my stamina has gone up since I started hitting the harder songs (could only play "Dream a Dream" on heavy like 5 times the first time i tried it). For Extreme, I think the nonstop modes are the best for a mini workout.
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Post by SSC on Oct 10, 2004 19:46:56 GMT -5
Well... I just play hard for about an hour to two hours. What is playing hard for me? For each set (5 songs for me) I play 1-2-3 7 footers, 1-2-3 8 footers, usually 1 (sometimes 2) 9 footers. I usually like to try to get atleast a few attempts at tens in there in between, though I fail miserably it builds my stamina and quickness when I am able to do it. I take no break, and if I do, it's so I can run upstairs, grab a quick drink of water, and run back down...
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Post by loki on Oct 11, 2004 14:06:18 GMT -5
Also, keep in mind that if you are looking to lose weight, dancing alone isn't going to do it. Watch what you eat. Don't dance for an hour and follow it up with a bag of fritos. I have a friend who plays ddr with me all the time, he is about 300 lbs and despite all his playing, his pizza diet is keeping the weight on. His stamina is way up however. Oh, and don't be fooled by all that "carbs are the enemy" crap, they are vital in nourishing and rebuilding your bodies cells.
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Post by DK on Oct 13, 2004 11:53:38 GMT -5
Maybe I read something wrong, but isn't losing over 1,000 calories a day unhealthy?
How did everyone transfer to harder levels of game play? Right now I'm working on Light mode and I get mostly A or AA but there are a few songs that I get B on so I won't move forward. Is this not good, should I just move up to standard and just try to pass songs?
DK
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Post by abrannan on Oct 13, 2004 14:13:33 GMT -5
Maybe I read something wrong, but isn't losing over 1,000 calories a day unhealthy? The calorie counter in DDR isn't that accurate, and gets worse with longer workout sessions. Plus, it's not necessarily unhealthy to burn that many calories in a day. If you want to play harder levels, the only way to do it is to try. There are new skills to learn at each level of the game. For example, I can usually A or AA every Standard song in the game (7 feet or less) on my first try, but I have difficulty getting higher than a B on Heavy songs, even those that are 6-7 feet. The rhythms aren't as regular in Heavy, there are more syncopated beats. There's a whole new set of arrow-reading skills I have to master before Heavy mode will become as easy a Standard. |
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Post by banana on Oct 13, 2004 15:43:41 GMT -5
Maybe I read something wrong, but isn't losing over 1,000 calories a day unhealthy? I don't think it's unhealthy to lose 1000 calories a day (or any amount) by exercising. What you may be thinking of is that it's unhealthy to be losing a large amount of calories by dieting alone. If you eat less than your basic metabolism needs to stay alive, then your body goes into "starvation mode" and makes it extra difficult to lose weight. Or so I've read.  |
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Post by DK on Oct 14, 2004 9:40:05 GMT -5
I was on www.caloriesperhour.com, under Weight Loss Calculator. This is what came up when I pluged 2,000 calories in: Warning: Losing more than 1000 calories a day can be unhealthy. See How fast should I plan to lose weight? At this rate you will weigh NOTHING in 12 months and 25 days! This was also on the same site: Losing more than a pound or two a week can be unhealthy, and will likely cause you to lose muscle along with the fat. This is bad because when it comes to weight loss, muscle is good. Muscle burns more calories than fat. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn -- even when you're resting. I don't know much about all this calorie stuff.....I could still be reading this wrong......someone tell me I'm reading this wrong and I'll shut up  |
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Post by abrannan on Oct 14, 2004 11:23:57 GMT -5
Yes, losing (over a long term average) more than 2 pounds per week can be unhealthy, but there's no problems losing weight that fast in the short term, if it's done properly. The 1000 calories per day is based upon that (each pound of fat is 3500 calories, -1000 calories per day = -7000 calories per week = -2 lbs per week).
The site is also talking about pure dieting weight loss (crash/starvation diets), and I agree, if you drop your calories too far too fast, your body goes into a starvation mode and clings to your energy reserves and drops your metabolism to compensate.
Doing most aerobic exercises wihtout rest can put you into an anaerobic mode where your body consumes your muscles to provide energy to continue the exercise. However, with DDR, you are taking frequent breaks, catching your breath, etc. You can still go anaerobic, but it takes a lot more. You don't "hit the wall" like runners do (that's the border between aerobic and anaerobic). That said, I doubt that SSC is really burning 2000 true calories during his workouts. Like I said, the DDR calorie counter is inaccurate at best.
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